Chicco Testa

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Biographical Information

Appointed to the Board of Cadogan Petroleum "on 1 October 2011, Mr Testa has a long and varied background in the energy market. He was Chairman of the Board of ACEA (the Rome electricity and water utility company) from 1996 to 2002. He was Chairman of the Board of Enel S.p.A, the major Italian electricity supplier, during its privatisation. From 2005 to 2009 he was Chairman of Roma Metropolitane, the Rome council-owned company constructing new underground lines. He was also Chairman of the Organising Committee for the 20th World Energy Congress held in Rome in November 2007, Senior Partner at the Franco Bernabè Group which owns several investments in the IT sector and, from 2002-2005, he was member of the Advisory Board of Carlyle Europe and Chairman of the Italian Nuclear Forum since 2010. In addition, between 2004 and August 2012 Mr. Testa was Managing Director of Rothschild S.p.A..

"He is currently Chairman of the AIM listed telecommunications company Telit Communications Plc, Vice Chairman of Intecs S.p.A and Chairman of E.VA - Energie Valsabbia S.p.A. – a company developing hydropower and solar generating plants."